Color
#005a8f
#005a8frgb(0, 90, 143)hsl(202, 100%, 28%)oklch(0.451 0.112 244.5)Colors that go with #005a8f
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Amber lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #005a8f: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #005a8f's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #005a8f in 5 real palettes, including Lemon Squeezy's brand system and Warner Bros.'s brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including CVS's brand system and Pixar's brand system put Blue beside #005a8f, as the supporting colour.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
shippedDesigners have shipped Cornflower Blue with #005a8f: 4 real palettes, including Gopro's brand system and Coca-Cola's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #005a8f in 9 real palettes, including Amazon's brand system and Target : Expect More. Pay Less.'s brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #005a8f: 5 real palettes, including AT&T's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #005a8f in 4 real palettes, including Open House and Sapphire & Gold, as the accent.
Real palettes that use #005a8f
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #005a8f as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.34:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.86:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #005a8f as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#005a8f reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #005a8f and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/005a8f-9cb1c4-df4e5f-1f222d-e9f1f0?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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